Should Illinois abandon its unique system of electing its State House of Representatives, which has served well for 110 years? That was one of the many issues decided by the election of November 4, and the voters answered yes. Most states are … [Read more...] about The End of Proportional Representation

It is reassuring to note that the new style "spoils system" -- the use of the vast powers of incumbency to assure reelection -- could not reelect Jimmy Carter to a second term. Carter was probably more skilled than any other President in history in … [Read more...] about New Style Spoils System

A remarkable courtroom victory in Canada after a 13-year legal battle waged by Wallace Edwards has opened a new door to the filing of lawsuits against the Soviet Union which are long overdue. Edwards' unique victory has dispelled the myth that the … [Read more...] about Suing the Soviets

The most important case now pending before the U.S. Supreme Court is the case that poses this question: Although the United States has fought nine wars and never drafted a single woman, and although the Constitution gives Congress (not the courts) … [Read more...] about The Drafting Women Lawsuit

Pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps is something that not many individuals or nations can do. It takes just too much hard work, stamina, and determination. Taiwan is a nation that did just that. From a 1anq with almost no natural resources … [Read more...] about Taiwan’s Success Story

Just as fashions in clothes and in foods change with the times, so do styles and subjects of editorials. Today, it is high fashion to editorialize against the involvement of preachers in politics, and the righteous rhetoric ranges from irritation all … [Read more...] about Mixing Religion and Politics

Can Americans survive as a free people in the nuclear age? "This question is too important to leave to the politicians," according to Laurence W. Beilenson, a prominent Los Angeles lawyer, author, and authority on foreign policy. Beilenson has … [Read more...] about Common Sense About Survival

The turnover of Nicaragua to the Sandinistas was one of the foreign policy "achievements" of the Carter Administration. It's pretty clear now that this was an achievement for Communist expansion rather than containment. The Sandinistas who replaced … [Read more...] about The Sandinistas’ Takeover of Nicaragua